Marc Stears
Marc Stears is director of the Sydney Policy Lab at the University of Sydney. He was chief speechwriter to the British Labour Party (2012-2015) and is a former professor of political theory at the University of Oxford.
How did it come to this? A searing portrait of those who steered us through COVID-19
Chip Le Grand’s book reveals much about the thinking behind the Victorian government’s policies to deal with the pandemic.
- by Marc Stears
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Coronavirus pandemic
Now we’ve opened up, let’s never go back to Fortress Australia
As we all enjoy taking the first steps towards living with COVID, it’s time for us as a nation to say “Never again” to a return to Fortress Australia.
- by Tim Soutphommasane and Marc Stears
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Left behind: progressives need to catch up with Perrottet and stop being so afraid of freedom
The left risks being marooned in the pre-vaccine world of 2020, still criticising Liberal political leaders for exposing Australians to COVID rather than offering their own alternative. There is no optimism, no energy, no hope.
- by Tim Soutphommasane and Marc Stears
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Lessons from the Blitz: we’ve rebuilt our world before - for the better - and we need to do it again
We can’t rely on politicians, however, to fix things for us. Our post-COVID recovery requires the ingenuity of ordinary people.
- by Marc Stears
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Your freedom secured with a jab: the incentive that could spur our nation of vaccination laggards
Australia’s vaccination rate is ranked 49th of 50 among the world’s wealthiest countries. We should reward those who get vaccinated - not with cash or lottery tickets but with greater freedoms.
- by Tim Soutphommasane and Marc Stears
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